Twenty years ago this month, Konami released Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, an expanded reissue of MGS2: Sons of Liberty. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to revisit one of the most important games of the 21st century, now is the perfect time. Over the weekend, modder oct0xor released The Substance of Subsistence, a… Continue reading ‘Metal Gear Solid 2’ mod adds a third-person camera to Hideo Kojima’s masterpiece
Category: Automotive
New 2024 Maserati Quattroporte to launch as EV-only grand tourer
The all-new Maserati Quattroporte will arrive in 2024, becoming the only saloon sold by the brand within a streamlined line-up. Adopting Maserati’s Folgore suffix (Italian for ‘lightning’), it will return as a zero-emissions four-door grand tourer, sitting between the Levante SUV – which will also go electric-only for its second generation in 2025 – and… Continue reading New 2024 Maserati Quattroporte to launch as EV-only grand tourer
Porsche 99X fights for 2023 Formula E title with huge upgrades
Porsche has lifted the covers on its latest Formula E challenger, the 99X Electric Gen3. The third-generation Formula E racer, to be driven by António Félix da Costa and Pascal Wehrlein, is significantly upgraded compared with its predecessor, the 99X Electric Gen2. The Porsche-developed powertrain has been uprated from 250kW (335bhp) in the Gen2 car to… Continue reading Porsche 99X fights for 2023 Formula E title with huge upgrades
Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato will be final pure-ICE model
The Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato will be the firm’s final model to be powered purely by a combustion engine when it is unveiled in December. The Italian firm confirmed the news today, as it revealed that the off-road-oriented version of the Huracán will be uncovered at Art Basel in Miami (between 1-3 December). This will bring to an end almost… Continue reading Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato will be final pure-ICE model
QUARK EXPEDITIONS LAUNCHES ARCTIC 2024 SEASON WITH THE INDUSTRY’S MOST DIVERSE RANGE OF POLAR EXPERIENCES
SEATTLE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Quark Expeditions, the global leader in polar adventures, celebrates the launch of its Arctic 2024 season which offers guests more ways to experience Greenland, Svalbard and the Canadian High Arctic than are possible with any other operator in the region. In addition, the breadth of the season’s off-ship experiences… Continue reading QUARK EXPEDITIONS LAUNCHES ARCTIC 2024 SEASON WITH THE INDUSTRY’S MOST DIVERSE RANGE OF POLAR EXPERIENCES
The fourth season of the large-scale documentary “Aerial China” will be aired soon
BEIJING, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As the endless rivers, the great China. As the moon waxes and wanes, the sun rises. From November 7, 2022 and onward, the epochal documentary “Aerial China” (season 4) will be aired at 9 pm on the General Channel CCTV-1. And it will be aired at 8 pm every… Continue reading The fourth season of the large-scale documentary “Aerial China” will be aired soon
Australia’s Carbon Growth Partners hits $32m first close of Fund IIThe fund has raised from single- and multi-family offices such as Silverstrand Capi…
Australia-based Carbon Growth Partners has hit the $32-million first close of its second carbon fund, according to a senior executive at the investment firm. The fund is on track to hit its $50-million initial target by the end of this year and may raise up to $100 million for the vehicle, shared Carbon Growth Partners’… Continue reading Australia’s Carbon Growth Partners hits $32m first close of Fund IIThe fund has raised from single- and multi-family offices such as Silverstrand Capi…
Quona Capital set to finalise third fund at around $350m
Emerging markets-focused investor Quona Capital has finalised its third fund at around $350 million, surpassing its target of $250 million, according to two people aware of the development. The fund is said to have secured the backing of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, European asset manager Golding Capital Partners, and global investment firm Cambridge Associates,… Continue reading Quona Capital set to finalise third fund at around $350m
Malaysian PE firm Creador plans to deploy 40% of fifth fund to India
Malaysia-headquartered private equity (PE) firm Creador is looking to deploy about 35-40% of its fifth fund to companies in India as it bets big on sectors such as consumer, retail, financial services, and healthcare, among others, its top executives told DealStreetAsia in an interview. The PE firm made headlines earlier this year for raising as… Continue reading Malaysian PE firm Creador plans to deploy 40% of fifth fund to India
Asia-focused SPAC AlphaVest Acquisition files for $60m IPO in the US
AlphaVest Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that targets businesses in Asia, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $60 million in an initial public offering (IPO). The blank cheque company, led by executives of Shenzhen Guoxing Capital and V-Stone Capital, is offering 6 million units at… Continue reading Asia-focused SPAC AlphaVest Acquisition files for $60m IPO in the US